Hey, I've just noticed I'm not Stevo's a**ehole any more - I've been promoted to Eddie Hemmings' Wig! This calls for a beer...

Why are York a feeder/reserve team? Is it 'cos we've got 1 player on loan from them?

Johnismental I have long held the belief that being a feeder club under any guise for example having partnerships with other clubs immediately weakens the identity of the club involved.

Lets take York who amongst other clubs have a partnership deal with the Rhinos, the premise behind this is basically to allow the super league clubs chance to keep fringe players fit by loaning etc, I think this will increase sadly as time goes on.

Dont forget this also helps the super league clubs with the salary cap.

When partnership clubs are loaned players it is not for the benefit of anyone except the super league club. All this does is reduce the chance of local players getting a chance.

Anyone who really believes these partnerships are anything less than another version of the start of feeder clubs are missing the trick.

We've go a 19 year old kid on loan from Leeds. If that makes us a feeder club then virtually the whole of the lower leagues and quite a few in SL are feeder clubs. Hunslet had 1 of our players on loan, so does that make them York's feeder club? Incidentally, would Keighley turn down the offer of an up and coming young lad of the calibre of Peter Fox, Jason Golden etc? Would you boll0cks.

Now, now children lets play nice.

Come on John Ismental, if you throw a hissy fit on someone elses message board you can expect a gentle leg pull.

PS we have replaced all the table cloths with washable ones just in case any of your lot want a meal

we don't needto pal, we have Enough quality in our reserves to call upon and have already done so this season and look what good that did us, oh yeh that's right, 2nd spot!

That now infamous incident didn't by any chance happen during a function at York's parent club?

Quality yet again Jeff